''I have taken something from you. If you want it, come and find me.''

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[[http://lost-and-found-oct.deviantart.com/ Lost and Found OCT]] is an OriginalCharacterTournament on [[http://www.deviantart.com/ Deviantart]]. It is set in a remote mountain hotel, the home to a legendary shapeshifter known only as The Thief. He is said to be able to steal anything, be it a physical object, a person, or even something intangible like a memory. This enigma has taken something from each of the competitors, and challenged them to try and get their possessions back by winning a fighting tournament against his other victims. How far will they go?

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!! This OCT provides examples of:
[[folder:General tropes]]

* AffablyEvil: Mama is a serial killer, and has offed innumerable people in the two years since she initially started her spree. But she's too gosh darned cute and friendly to hate!
** [[spoiler: At least until she freaks out and brutally bashes Fizz's head in during Round 4, and the Thief steals her capacity for kindness toward others.]]
* AllDeathsFinal: Though the Thief can steal away mortal wounds before a character actually dies from them, if the character in question does die he can't resurrect them. It is implied in Mama's final round entry that he tried to steal from Death once, and the nick in his ear was a warning shot from the Grim Reaper that the Thief needed to clear off.
* TheAlliance: Fenix is trying to create one out of the Thief's victims.
* AlmightyMom: Mama don't take sass from no one.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Depending on the individual interpretation, with the Thief sometimes it's hard to tell if his motives are evil, boredom, or something else entirely.
** Mama's round four entry offers a possible explanation courtesy of BlueAndOrangeMorality.
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Makes things kind of weird when you have fully sentient characters fighting for the keys to ''zoo inclosures''.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: You could make a case for this for everyone who made it to round three and their primped out clothing. Could also be invoked for those who win round five.
* AnyoneCanDie: Though it only becomes canon if the killer wins.
* ArtificialLimbs: Aureus has a mechanical left hand, as well as Shade with two mechanical paws.
* AscendedExtra: Mr. Inconsistent, the one-eyed wolf, was originally created as a desk clerk in Gar's audition. He has since been adopted into more or less everyone's continuity, and has been seen doing tasks ranging from makeshift nurse to cook and everything in between.
** You could also make a case for several of the corvids in various entries.
* AsianFoxSpirit: Dolly is on a quest to get back her stick from the Thief, and hopes to earn her nine tails in the process.
* AttemptedRape: It was implied that Dal was trying to do this in Allony's flashback/nightmare in her first round. [[spoiler: Then, of course, Cherr appeared and violently interrupted the albino.]]
* AWizardDidIt
--> '''Subir:''' How can you play a flute with a beak like that?
--> '''Eigani:''' I told you, it's a magic flute.
* BadBoss: The Thief, though how much so depends on the writer.
* BattleInTheRain: What Mama and Tayan's fight in round three turns into.
* BenevolentArchitecture: It's awfully convenient how that ''meager hotel'' keeps manifesting new rooms as the plot demands that make no sense to be in any hotel, much less a meager one.
* BerserkButton: When Fenix finds out that the object Motthew is fighting to retrieve is a shotgun he completely flips.
* BewareMyStingerTail: Mama's tail has a clump of poison quills on the end of it, just like the ones on her back.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Quite a few of Mama's opponents find this out just a bit too late...
** The ever polite, patient Aureus reveals in the final round that even he can be pushed too far.
--> '''Aureus:''' You and the Thief want us to see the folly of our ways, is that it? The "folly" of trying to live with some regard for anyone other then yourself? You wanted chaos, well here it is!
* BigEater: The only logical explanation as to how Allony ate a loaf of cheese-filled bread ''the same size as her.''
* BigFancyCastle: Artistic license has lead to a few of the competitors making the location of the tournament one of these. Despite the fact that the story page specifically says the Thief's hideout is a ''meager'' hotel.
** In Hunter and Kishan's Round Two it even spawned an armada of ships at one point.
* BigRedDevil: Fox, in every conceivable way.
* {{Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word}}: Foxface has been blackmailed by the thief to keep quiet about his thievery against her, as revealed Lava Dog's Round 1 epilogue's canon.
* BlackMarket: Frequently referenced by Cecilia as the place where she sells her stolen goods. She also met Sylvester there.
* BlessedWithSuck: Alistair has the ability to breath a mist that freezes anyone who breathes it in from the inside out, but thanks to the Thief he can be killed by breathing in his own venom.
* BloodbathVillainOrigin: Vincent's backstory was this.
* BlowYouAway: Cecilia uses wind to fuel her incredible running ability.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Expressed by the Thief in Mama's round four entry. He evidently has reasons that are perfectly logical to him for the things he does. They are just kind of weird for anyone that isn't an immortal supernatural being to grasp.
* BreakTheCutie: Done to Mekuro by the Thief at the start of round 4, to get him to stop motivating the stolen characters to try escaping.
* BroomstickQuarterstaff: In the fight against Mama, Sylvester breaks an umbrella off of one of the tables near the pool and uses it as an improvised staff.
* {{Call Back}}: The round teaser for Tayan vs. Mama, which references the vase Tayan broke in Round One. The one that killed his opponent.
* CanineCompanion: Balloon to Nelly. Possibly also Kishan to Hunter.
* CerebusSyndrome: As the tournament progresses, rounds grow progressively darker.
* CheshireCatGrin: The Thief has a permanent, spiral tipped one on no matter what form he shapeshifts into.
* ChildSoldiers: Adam was one of these before his miraculous escape, and subsequent age up by the Thief.
* CleverCrows: Corvids in general are something of a motif for the overall storyline. The Thief regularly transforms into magpie, crow, and raven forms, and he also keeps a number of corvidae as pets and messengers.
** [[spoiler: Sar (who has the power of telekinesis) is even turned into one after losing Round Two, thanks to Mama's wish to remove the tasmanian devil from existence. The Thief just gave her a new one.]]
* TheChosenOne: Allony is this.
* {{Claustrophobia}}: Codie finds to her dismay that she suffers from this after being locked in a dark basement with no way out.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Aleks, oh so very much.
* ClusterFBomb: Sar swears a lot. Like, a ''lot.'' She drops f and s-bombs with stunning regularity.
** A similar case could be made out of Hunter. The one that actually drops them.
* CompellingVoice: In a manner of speaking everyone has this power over Nelly since the Thief stole her ability to refuse a command.
* ContinuityCavalcade: A lot of the characters who got a cameo in the final hadn't been seen in a long time, or at all in the entries of either of the finalists. And there were a LOT of cameos.
* CoolGate: How a good number of the contestants got to the hotel.
* CostumePorn: Everyone was excited for the opportunity to put their characters in formal attire for the dinner party during Round Three.
* CradlingYourKill: Mama was seen doing this on the very first page of her audition.
* CuriousQualmsOfConscience: Mama has been experiencing these thanks to her murderous motivation having been stolen.
** Vincent also suffered from these due to the spirits of his brother and mother trying to remind him of his real personality.
* CuteLittleFangs: Terotail has one fang always showing. It only serves to enhance his preexisting adorableness.
* TheDeadHaveNames: Tayan's Round Two entry featured a list of everyone who had been killed in the tournament so far, and by who. So far the total death count includes [[spoiler: Hazel, Avonna, Rin, Chyro, Prime, Shade, Fox, Maikeru, Arundel, Fizz, Gar, Calcifer, and Aleks. Santiago is on the list but is in fact alive.]]
** The list, titled Memento Mori, has been generally adopted into the overall canon.
* DeadlyDoctor: Aeja is a serial killer who dissects her victims with surgical precision. ForScience
* DemotedToExtra: TORE is mostly a background character for the duration of his first round comic.
** The same can be said of Balloon in Alistair and Hazel's round one, who doesn't show up at all and is only referenced when the Thief transforms into her.
* DependingOnTheWriter: It is often difficult to keep other people's characters consistent, especially in early rounds where they don't have much development to speak of.
* {{DePower}}: Vincent's telepathic mapping ability is taken from him after he is defeated by Tayan in Round Two.
* DespairEventHorizon: One is artificially imposed on Mekuro when the Thief steals his capacity for hope. Given the craptastic life he has led and his current dire circumstances, this leaves him practically a vegetable unable to do anything but sob as he gradually goes insane from despair.
* DisabilitySuperpower
** Hunter (the anthro one) is blind, but compensates for it with extrordinary hearing and echolocation that make him the best thief in his home forest.
** Hunter (the non-anthro one) is entirely deaf as well, but this is somewhat assuaged by his mental link with Kishan.
** Vincent's sight was stolen by the Thief, but this doesn't impair him hardly at all because he has a telepathic power that maps his entire world by "aura."
* TheDividual: Kishan and Hunter, courtesy of a PsychicLink.
* DownerBeginning: For some, losing their stuff was a tragedy in itself.
* DownerEnding: In many rounds, and things seem to be headed that way overall.
* DramaticIrony: Gar is fighting in the tournament because he believes the thief has stolen his master. In reality, what was stolen was his memory of the fact that his master is dead.
* DreamSequence: Often used to convey backstory or the motivations of competitors.
* EarNotch: On the Thief whenever he is in a mammal form.
** Also Aureus after Round One.
* EasilyForgiven: Subverted in the case of Mekuro. He doesn't really forgive Codie for [[spoiler:killing Calcifer]], he just decides to move on.
* EasyAmnesia: At the start of round three, Rhel does not remember that she's still in the tournament.
* EnclosedSpace: For those locked inside the Hotel for Round 1.
** As well as for Mama's Round 4.
* EvilSmellsBad: The Thief's breath smells of "sour milk and despair" apparently.
* ExactWords: Paul asked for Codie to "guess my name." He was using Rhel's mouth at the time, but it was not Rhel speaking. So both Rhel and Rhelta were technically the wrong answer.
* EyeScream: Mama accidentally puts out both of Sylvester's eyes with her quills in Round One.
** [[spoiler:After a significant amount of CharacterDevelopment, she puts out her own eyes in the final round, partially as penance for what happened to Sylvester.]]
* TheEyesHaveIt: Often a clue to the audience that the Thief is spooking about.
* FacialMarkings: Spiritual foxes like Tohjo have face markings related to the element they can harness.
* FantasticRacism: It is something of a plot point in Nelly's entries that quadrupedal creatures are discriminated against by bipeds for supposedly being lower on the evolutionary chain. This is why Nelly walks upright, despite the damage it does to her back given that her physiology is more suited to walking on all fours.
** This has since been adopted more generally into the overall canon.
** Arundel and the NPC corgi chef are the two most racist characters toward quads. In an interesting reversal, Yucca is rather wary of anthros. Which only makes it more hilarious when she keeps getting paired with them.
* FetchQuest: The Thief is fond of subjecting Fizz to these. In round two he was tasked with finding a single ringing phone in a room full of phones. In round three Fizz had to search for an unidentified object belonging to the Thief that had been misplaced in the mist realm.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Aeja and Aureus are both from the past; the former a medieval setting, and the later from the 1800s. Although it is somewhat unclear exactly what time period the story takes place it, the general consensus is that it is sometime close to the present day.
* {{Flashback}}: Used a ''lot.''
* ForbiddenFriendship: Many people see Gar's loyalty to his vampire master as this, given the propensity of vampires to kill people and Gar's unfailingly sweet nature.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Somewhat literally with Sahmir, who has lost his inherent djinn powers thanks to the Theif taking his memory of how to use them.
* FreakOut: Mama suffers one near the end of Round 4 when she thinks she is trapped in a tomb. When she is finally let out, the results are... not pretty.
* GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul: Nelly is forced into a state of utter calm for most of round two, to the point that she isn't even really bothered by being ordered to [[spoiler:kill Gar]]. At least until it's reversed later.
* GiveMeBackMyWallet: Cecilia catches Roberts making off with her wallet in the audition and promptly calls him on it.
* GreaterNeedThanMine: Occasionally a character will convince their opponent to forfeit because one of the objects they are trying to recover is clearly more valuable then the other. This is how Aleks defeated [=DaVinci=].
** However, it is subverted more often then played straight. Even in cases where it is blatantly obvious to a character that pursuing their own rather menial stolen object means the death of someone else or the loss of their loved one, they will refuse to back down. Lampshaded in Mama's round four entry where it was noted that anyone who made it all the way to round four was probably not going to be willing to surrender, so discussing what each of them had lost was moot.
* GutFeeling: The other contestants sure get suspicious of the kind, motherly figure who only wants what's best for them.
* HatesBeingTouched: Del gets very violent every time Sahmir so much as reaches towards her.
* HatesBaths: Lava Dog
* HeartTrauma: Subverted in that Vincent removing Tayan's heart actually saves his life by preventing him from bleeding to death.
* HellHotel: The setting for the tournament.
** Rather amusingly lampshaded in Gar's audition, where the "HOTEL" sign has it's "O" and "T" blacked out so that the sign reads "H__EL"
** This has caught on, as several entries now feature "H__EL".
* HellHound: Fox is literally the canine son of Satan.
** Chyro, Reaper, and [=DaVinci=] as well.
* HeroicWillpower: Averted with Nelly; the Thief stole her ability to refuse a command. So she no longer has heroic willpower.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Thief points out the irony of Tayan taking near psychopathic pleasure in inflicting pain on Vincent when his logic is that Vincent is... a murderous psychopath.
* HiddenWeapons: Codie has a sizable quantity of knives hidden under her clothing.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Norri for Dittany, resulting in their Round 1 teaser title to be named after this trope.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Maikeru set up a rockfall to slow down Yucca, but that same rockfall ends up killing him.
* HumansAreBastards: Mortals rather then humans, but this is more or less the argument made by the Thief.
* IChooseToStay: Mama, in keeping with her promise at the beginning of the story, willingly stays at the hotel after the other competitors all return home.
* IHaveYourWife: A significant number of the contestants are fighting to reclaim a stolen friend or loved one.
* ImpossibleThief: The Thief can steal anything, from anyone. Memories, items, abstract concepts like will power and motivation, literally anything.
** PhantomThief also applies.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Motthew uses a lamp as his weapon. There is nothing special about it at all. It is simply a lamp with its shade taken off.
* InWhichATropeIsDescribed: The titling theme for Arundel's entries. Doubles as ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* IntrepidReporter: Nelly goes right into the heart of the Thief's lair to get her scoop on him.
** And also to get back her ability to refuse a command. Because Ella Enchanted syndrome kind of sucks.
* InvisibleToNormals: Sahmir, being a djinn, exists only on the spiritual plane and can only be percieved by Arundel, who he is magically linked to, and those with a connection to the spirit world.
** The same applies to anyone trapped in the Thief's fog dimension. They can see people on the outside, but those people can't see or hear them.
** Subverted in Mama's case because the jay guardian makes it possible for her to do so.
* ItAmusedMe: Why the Thief takes things, at least according to some competitors.
* ISeeDeadPeople: Felix Denton, who is accosted by the soul of a cat killed during the Black Plague. Also Hunter, although his blindness means he can only actually ''hear'' dead people rather than physically seeing them.
* IWillFindYou: Several of the competitors are trying to reclaim stolen loved ones.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: To an extent all of the stolen friends are this, but of particular note is Mekuro, who will lose his sense of hope possibly forever if Fenix refuses to kill Codie.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:The Thief in Mama's version of the final round. Somewhat justified in that there really isn't a lot the competitors can do to bring retribution to a being that is basically a demi-god. Possibly subverted in Aureus' version of the final, where the Thief is apparently killed. However there is some implication at the end that he may be down, but not out.]]
* KillerRabbit: Terotail, "Go ahead and let me go. And as soon as you do, I won't hesitate to rip your throat out."
* JustToyingWithThem: The Thief pulls this in Mama's version of the final round, agreeing to let Mama and Aureus tag team against him with the promise that he will not use any of his abilities except for his shapeshifting, and to beat him they need only shed a drop of his blood. He still pretty much dominates the fight.
* LanguageOfMagic: Koona is the only remaining being of her kind with the ability to cast magical spells (though she only knows one by heart).
* LargeHam: Maikeru ''defines'' this trope.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: A whole heck of a lot, courtesy of the Thief. Some of the contenders have lost specific memories, others have lost all memory of their personal identity.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The Thief delivers some to Tayan and Mama in round three by throwing them out in the dark to suffer the same blindness they inflicted on their previous opponents.
* LivingShadow: Melancholia is one, born from an even bigger one.
* LockedInAFreezer: How Dittany defeates Pike.
** This is also where Allony and Mel fight in Allony's first round. Thankfully, they weren't locked in for very long.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Koona, who dresses in the [[leather and feather outfit of a stereotypical Native American and has magical powers.
* MagicMirror: Melancholia has one of these attached to his chest that creates nightmares for anyone that stares into it, and lures prey in by calling to them with the voice of someone they love.
* MakingASplash: Tohjo is an elemental fox with water powers.
* ManipulativeBastard: The Thief is remarkably good at this, pushing just the right buttons to get what he wants out of the competitors, often without them even realizing that they're being manipulated.
* MarkedChange: When Lily uses her powers, her entire body is covered in black swirled markings.
* MauveShirt: Barnabas the badger from Tayan's audition.
* MaybeEverAfter: According to the artist description of her final page, the author of Aureus ships him with the NPC character Rose, though evidence in the page itself is vague enough that it could be interpreted simply as them developing a friendship based on similar backstories.
* MercifulMinion: Occasionally the corvids turn out to be this, notably when one tries to help Umbra in round one, and when the Jay agrees to let Mama talk to those trapped in the mist world if she wins round 4.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Balloon occasionally has this problem.
* MindProbe: In some interpretations the Thief does this to steal the emotions and memories from his victims.
* MindRape: Tayan is capable of this if he can keep eye contact with the victim.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Melancholia was created by a horrible moster explicitly for the purpose of getting back his creator's stolen object. He would rather make friends.
* MixandMatchCritters: Hazel, Subir, Eigani, and Foxface were all inspired by combinations of known animals.
* MoodSwinger: Avonna. Exactly why is unknown, but she is stated to have brain damage.
* MorphicResonance: The Thief has several minor features that are consistent no matter what form he takes on, and make him quickly identifiable both to the audience and a particularly astute character. His eyes are always black-rimmed white, his mouth is fixed in a spiral smile, he has a notch in his left ear, and he wears a bell that does not jingle.
** In some individual interpretations he also keeps the same color scheme in all of his forms, presumably to make him even more obvious at a quick glance.
* MotorMouth: Balloon does not know the meaning of "concise."
* MuggingTheMonster: A few competitors tried to steal from the Thief. Yeah, it went about as well as it sounds.
* TheNicknamer: Lava Dog, Balloon, and to a lesser extent Finn
* NoEyeInMagic: Tayan the deer can cast nightmare illusions on anyone who looks into his eyes. Cue his bafflement when the trick doesn't work on Vincent, who is physically blind but still able to functionally "see" thanks to aura sensing.
* NoGravityForYou: The Thief does this to Balloon.
** "Now the loon really is a balloon!"
* NoMrBondIExpectYoutoDine: Arguably, the Round 3 prompt.
* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: How exactly did Aureus not plan for someone stealing his "major technological breakthrough?"
** The Thief stole all of his notes, work, and memory surrounding the discovery.
* NoSocialSkills: Having spent her entire life as a slave, Rhelta is unsurprisingly not the best at the whole interacting with other people thing. Luckily she has a mind controlling spider to take over her body and socialize for her when necessary.
* OffingTheOffspring: What Mama's husband Ash apparently did that drove him to suicide.
* OhMyGods: Several competitors say odd things.
** Allony: "Oh my Runes!"
** Gar: "By the First Stone!"
** Melancholia: "Oh dear Master."
** Tohjo: "By the Ancients!"
* OminousFog: Mama gets trapped in a strange, foggy dimension for a while during her audition.
* OneSteveLimit: There's two characters named Hunter. And to make things more confusing, they're both bats. ''Blind'' bats. Fortunately, that's about as far as the similarities go.
** There were two Lucky's as well.
* OnlyFriend: Del to Sahmir before her respect for him was stolen. The stress of the relationship downgrade is wearing Sahmir pretty thin.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Fizz, who is an intergalactic immigrant and prefers for people not to know his real name. Candle has long since forgotten his real name, and goes by a moniker he assigned himself. Also Mama, Spirit, Familiar, and arguably Codie.
* OurGargoylesRock: Or in Gar's case, our Gargoyles are adorable.
* ThePenance: The reason Mama refuses to use her own venom to numb the pain after she [[spoiler:puts her own eyes out]].
* PimpedOutDress: Most of the female competitors had to wear one during round three. The females and Aleks.
* {{Pirate}}: Roberts is one.
* PlayingWithFire: Fox and Fenix
* PocketDimension: The portions of the Thief's collection in Round 4.
* PowerNullifier: Both Rhelta and Dylan have one. However, where Rhelta is fighting to get hers removed so she can regain her magic, Dylan is fighting to get his back because it contains his demonic side and thus preserves his sanity.
* PowerTattoo
** Fox has flame markings on his legs and tails that he can transform into real flames at will.
** Dylan has a demon mark that appears when his emotions overwhelm him and his demon nature begins to surface.
** Finally, Lily's black tail tip turns into an inkbrush when she uses her drawing powers.
* PsychicLink: Between Hunter and Kishan, thanks to their goddess.
* PuppeteerParasite: Paul is one to Rhelta, although she isn't an entirely unwilling host.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In an odd twist, we get a very empassioned one from the Thief in Mama's round 4 entry. In it he explains why he does what he does, and why he is so willing, if not eager, to steal from mortals and play with their lives.
* ReluctantMonster: Melancholia just wants to make friends.
* RhymesOnADime: The joke that the Thief speaks in rhyme is gaining popularity.
** It has become official canon as of Round 1's Lead-In.
* RichBitch: Tohjo is a male example. He had a life of privledge and luxury because he was born an elemental fox, and he's a condescending asshole to anyone he sees as inferior to him- and he sees pretty much everyone as inferior to him.
* RoyalRapier: Aureus employs one of these as his primary combat weapon.
* RunningGag: It became very common for auditioners to create gift art for others in the form of head shots. Very rarely were the whole bodies ever drawn. The explanation? Decapitation.
** The H___EL (instead of Hotel)
** Tea and table flipping (or table destruction) at the deadlines.
* SadisticChoice: In round four Fenix is given the choice of killing his opponent, or preventing Mekuro from ever getting his sense of hope back. (Without his sense of hope, Mekuro would almost certainly waste away from despair before Fenix could win his freedom in the tournament.)
* TheScapegoat: The Thief claims that the competitors are using him as one for their own misdeeds throughout the tournament, arguing that while he did steal from them, ultimately the deaths and injuries during the rounds were entirely on them.
* SceneryPorn: What the Round Four prompt gives competitors the opportunity to do.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: The Thief is fond of trolling his competitors.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Mama just refuses to accept that not everyone wants her to mother them. [[spoiler: At least at first.]]
* SerialKiller: Mama, Vincent and Aeja all fall into this category.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Again, Balloon.
* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Though the Thief can at will take on any shape his imagination can conjure up, his preferred form is that of the extinct Tasmanian tiger, otherwise known as a thylacine.
* ShapeShifting: The Thief himself, obviously.
** Also Kayzu, who can shift back and forth between anthro and quad form.
** Balthezar can shift freely between wolf and horse form.
** Familiar can take on any form it wants, being an amorphous pile of goo.
** Kishan, Rin, and Sahmir all used to have this power, but lost it one way or another.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Norri, who has frequent flashbacks to the horrific things she witnessed as a soldier in war.
* ShockAndAwe: Avonna can throw weak lightening bolts from her hands. Subir has green lightening that he fires from his horn.
* SmartBall: Though never shown to be especially smart in the past, Umbra is able to deduce not only that Mama is a killer, but also that what was stolen from her was her murderous motivation. The only impetus for this revelation was a brief look in Mama's eye.
* SmugSmiler: You'd almost want to smack that grin off of the Thief's face if it wasn't permanent.
* SociopathicSoldier: Someone in the army Norri was serving with during the war killed a child. Because he was there.
* TheSpeechless: Aphari's voice was stolen by the Thief. Naturally she doesn't do much talking.
** Sparkplug, who cannot verbally speak. He communicates via flashing his abdomen.
* SpitTake: Finn's reaction to finding out they are locked in the hotel.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: The gardener [=NPCs=] and various stolen friends in TORE's round one. They had dominant focus in the entry up until page eighteen, when the actual opponent character Fenix finally puts in an appearence. The main character himself does not show up until page twenty-four.
* StickyFingers: The Thief, if it wasn't obvious.
* StreetUrchin: Allony was one of these until she met Cherr.
* StormingTheCastle: What several of the contestants thought they would be doing when they found the Thief's hotel. They were sorely mistaken.
* SuperSpeed: They don't call Cecilia "the Blur" for no reason.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Tayan in his Round 2, "No! I mean, I wasn't thinking about Avonna. I was thinking about... The necklace! Yeah heh..."
* SymbioticPossession: Paul seems to be this for Rhelta.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Lepi, a local sheriff who is trying to track down the owner of a criminal fencing operation, Motthew.
* TheTeaser: In the form of phrases referencing rounds before the actual results are put up.
* {{Telekinesis}}: Sar is capable of this, and in her entries it seems to be the reason the Thief shows an interest in her.
* TemptingFate
--> '''Tayan:''' C'mon, what's the worst that could happen?
* ThievingMagpie: Corvids in general are something of a motif for the overall storyline. The Thief regularly transforms into magpie, crow, and raven forms.
* TomboyishName: Codie
* TournamentArc
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Allony really, really likes maple bars.
** Fizz is extremely fond of root beer, so much so that his Round Four teaser even references it.
* TragicHero: Gar is faithfully going to save his master, unknowing that it was the memory of his master's death that was stolen instead.
* TranslatorBuddy: Paul, and occasionally the Thief, for Rhel.
* UrbanLegends: Some continuities regard the Thief in this manner.
* UnstoppableRage: In Aureus' version of the final, the Mist Jay flies into a frenzy upon being thwarted, even ignoring the orders of the Thief in its madness.
* VillainProtagonist: Motthew, Terotail, and Roberts are all criminals. They are also general assholes. They are also the protagonists of their respective arcs. Then there are Vincent, Aeja, and Mama, who all kill people.
* WanderingMinstrel: Haydn and Cozzolani were performing musicians until the Thief stole Haydn's singing voice.
* WarIsHell: The backstory of Dittany and Norri.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: How Nelly's story beings.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Mama has been implied to be this.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Sahmir confronts Del about her cold distance towards him in round three, but it does little good.
* WhatTheHellHero: Said by Vinda to Tayan in Round One after he mind rapes Avonna with his powers.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: One of the themes of Tayan and Mama's match.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Yucca's attitude toward anthros. By sheer coincidence, she's been paired with them every single round.
** To a minor extent Tayan toward wolves, namely Mr. Inconsistent and Vincent. Justified in that they would be his natural predators.
* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: Fenix and Calcifer accidentally destroy their own room fighting TORE in round one, and have to sleep on the couch.
* WingsDoNothing: Fox is too heavy for his wings to get him off the ground.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Fizz's aunt prefers to call it "Ascension."
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: For some unfathomable reason, no one seems to like how the Thief runs things.
** Then again, it's been implied that all his workers have either had things stolen from them, [[spoiler: or have been turned into corvids like Sar.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Characters]]
* These characters have been stolen by the thief.

* [[http://someguyfromcrowd.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Reference-Aeja-299361214 Aeja]] the Lizard-like Humanoid
* [[http://thatguye.deviantart.com/art/Alcatraz-the-Wolf-315603468 Alcatraz]] the Wolf
* [[http://vampyrmupp.deviantart.com/art/OC-Aleks-301230082 Aleks]] the Robot
* [[http://miirik.deviantart.com/art/Allony-Ref-Sheet-298800078 Allony]] the Alpine Kabrian
* [[http://yournamehere8888.deviantart.com/art/LaF-entry-Amadeus-306166653 Amadeus]] the Artificially Created Creature
* [[http://cathmoytura.deviantart.com/art/Amanja-Reference-Sheet-296679353 Amanja]] the Anthro Turkey Vulture
* [[http://zolarise.deviantart.com/art/Aphari-Reference-298693462 Aphari]] the Delthan Wolf
* [[http://amilialongtail.deviantart.com/art/Arundel-amp-Sahmir-Ref-310704905 Arundel Daher and Sahmir Atiyeh]] the Anthro Arabian Red Fox and the Anthro Tahr Jinn
* [[http://canis-ferox.deviantart.com/art/Aureus-Lost-and-Found-OCT-301782222 Aureus Argentis]] the Slender Shorter Furred Canine Creature
* [[http://black-flight.deviantart.com/art/Ates-Reference-299761659 Ates (Substance 88)]] the Android
* [[http://timcampix.deviantart.com/art/Atom-Adam-Symphony-301497166 Atom "Adam" Symphony]] the Anthro Lion
* [[http://closet-furry.deviantart.com/art/LAF-The-Aviator-Cathy-Reference-311880784 The Aviator and Cathy]] the Creatures
* [[http://cloudbat.deviantart.com/art/Avonna-seWard-LaF-ref-303110412 Avonna seWard]] and [[http://cloudbat.deviantart.com/art/Familiar-ref-307291004 "Familiar"]] the Anthro Genet and the Familiar
* [[http://hailstorm93.deviantart.com/art/Azimuth-and-Cheese-ref-313030207 Azimuth and Cheese]] the Mutated Sheep and the Briard-like dog
* [[http://leemeraldcat.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Azula-and-Esee-Reference-302632462 Azula and Esee]] the Tailmouth
* [[http://burythemaid.deviantart.com/art/B-LaF-Ref-299348766 Subject B]] the Domrdomr
* [[http://mr1478.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Reference-Bear-and-Gria-318890725 Bear and Gria]] the Teddy Bear and the Red Pine Tree
* [[http://gimpingfish.deviantart.com/art/Bandit-298438744 Bandit (Alice Maria Terra the Third)]] the Anthro Raccoon
* [[http://banditkat.deviantart.com/art/Lost-and-Found-OCT-Boo-Ref-298625955 Boo]] the Spirit Canine
* [[http://felilicious-vargas.deviantart.com/art/oct-ref-cae-and-oi-298609195 Cae (Caecelius) and Oi (Oiethe)]] the Alpaca and the Chinchilla
* [[http://stupidshepherd.deviantart.com/art/Caine-and-Riddley-ref-300607714 Caine and "Riddley"]] the Anthro Alligator and the Creature
* [[http://byowt.deviantart.com/art/Candle-Dog-296031819 Candle Dog]] the Alaskan Husky
* [[http://weasel-warrior.deviantart.com/art/Cecilia-Reference-LAFoct-298607264 Cecilia]] and [[http://weasel-warrior.deviantart.com/art/Sylvester-298732838 Sylvester]] the Anthro Fox and the Anthro Newt/Salamander/Shark
* [[http://sukimi123.deviantart.com/art/Chryo-LaF-303441637 Chryo]] the Hellhound
* [[http://hereliesdeadsquirrel.deviantart.com/art/Codie-ref-Lost-and-Found-299207596 Codie]] and [[http://hereliesdeadsquirrel.deviantart.com/art/Finnian-Lost-and-Found-299753170 Finnian]] the Anthro Coati-like Creature and the Anthro Leopard Gecko
* [[http://r-nn.deviantart.com/art/Cricket-ref-299176591 Cricket]] and [[http://r-nn.deviantart.com/art/Monty-ref-302790330 "Monty (Montague)]] the Origami Foo Dog and the Creature
* [[http://greenpolarbear47.deviantart.com/art/Lost-and-Found-Dante-and-Nevaeh-305043831 Dante and Nevaeh]] the Fire Phoenix and Arctic Phoenix
* [[http://mokihunter.deviantart.com/art/DaVinci-298636017 DaVinci (Jett Ryker)]] and [[http://saske-italian-wolf.deviantart.com/art/Lost-and-Found-Lyra-299442039 Lyra]] the Belgian Shepherd Hellhound and the Winged Swiss Sheperd
* [[http://stofu.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Entry-Desdemona-301586834 Desdemona]] the Greek Sphinx
* [[http://rexyplexy.deviantart.com/art/Dewstorm-Ref-298765165 Dewstorm]] the Anthro Rabbit
* [[http://silverdragon76.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Dittany-ref-303417106 Dittany]] and [[http://silverdragon76.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Norri-ref-303417599 Norri]] the Lapid and the Fisher
* [[http://wafflehouse0.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Ref-Dolly-311402611 Dolly (Al Pruxen Nil Udah Ak Dol)]] the Kitsune
* [[http://reverendaspen.deviantart.com/art/Dorian-Reference-For-LaF-295617961 Dorian Lector Sparrow]] the Anthro Raccoon
* [[http://shadowwolf-4.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Dylan-Jak-Refs-314671711 Dylan and Jak]] the Dog Demon and the Mini Aussie
* [[http://katweet.deviantart.com/art/Eble-Reference-LaF-299404296 Eble (Eble of Rauvl) and Saut]] the Common Rat and the Grass Spider
* [[http://tephra76.deviantart.com/art/LaF-OCT-Character-Fizz-298622613 "Fizz"]] and [[http://tephra76.deviantart.com/art/LaF-OCT-Supporting-Character-Magenta-298623194 Magenta]] the "Dragon-Dog" and the Shilik
* [[http://zincwolf.deviantart.com/art/Felix-Denton-298614536 Felix Denton]] the Dog
* [[http://affectionate-zombie.deviantart.com/art/LoF-Refference-Felicianus-298736319 Felix (Felicianus)]] the Cheetah
* [[http://starmonyii.deviantart.com/art/Ref-Fenix-and-Calcifer-306184065 Fenix and Calcifer]] the Phoenixes
* [[http://karoo-karee.deviantart.com/art/Finch-Ref-300996658 "Finch"]] the Canine
* [[http://alphashampoo-artemis.deviantart.com/art/Fox-Ref-298460024 Fox (Foxcialite)]] the HellHound
* [[http://knux33.deviantart.com/art/Gar-Lost-and-Found-Refrence-298619875 Gar and Spirit]] the Gargoyle and the Ghost
* [[http://lsyn.deviantart.com/art/LaF-OCT-Character-Gentile-and-Soave-298940731 Gentile and Soave]] the Yellow-Legged Gull and the Snake
* [[http://kittysaysmeow-wq.deviantart.com/art/GETINTHECAR-298774922 GETINTHECAR!!]] the Creature
* [[http://rrrrrrrrrrredsky.deviantart.com/art/Gimlet-Reference-298768658 Gimlet]] the Mutated Guira Cuckoo
* [[http://sporeture.deviantart.com/art/Gritch-LaF-Ref-sheet-311824152 Gritches]] and [[http://sporeture.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Side-character-ref-Sheet-317882101 Emontroscity]] the Mutated Canine and the Demon
* [[http://crownvetchponylover9.deviantart.com/art/Gustus-ref-2-0-302105731 Gustus]] the Connemara
* [[http://larkpaw.deviantart.com/art/Holst-s-Army-Haydn-and-Cozzolani-298623574 Hayden (Wallace) and Cozzolani (Fiona)]] the Vancouver Island Marmot and the White-Tailed Prairie Dog
* [[http://silvadruid.deviantart.com/art/Hazel-Ref-298711359 Hazel]] and [[http://azunara.deviantart.com/art/Alistair-Ref-LaF-298590749 Alistair]] the Gryphon and the Frostshrike
* [[http://kelasha.deviantart.com/art/LaF-hell-reference-300504120 "Hell"]] and [[http://kelasha.deviantart.com/art/LaF-mouse-reference-300505458 Mouse]] the Wolves
* [[http://darktail67.deviantart.com/art/LaF-ref-Hunter-307572851 Hunter]] and [[http://dragonrider292.deviantart.com/art/LaF-ref-Kishan-307654532 Kishan of Lahrus]] the Giant Fruit Bat and the Wolf Shifter
* [[http://storiesofheroes.deviantart.com/art/Hunter-and-Lucky-reference-274337402 Hunter and 'Lucky']] the Magna Vespertilionem Persona and the ghost mouse
* [[http://xxthunderwarriorxx.deviantart.com/art/OCT-Reference-Sheet-Kai-298469117 Kai Nhight]] the Demonic Shadow Creature
* [[http://icehbird.deviantart.com/art/Kex-Reference-299164052 Kex]] the Wolf
* [[http://aribis.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Koffer-Reference-300689354 Koffer]] the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher
* [[http://thesydfactor.deviantart.com/art/Koona-Reference-Sheet-Lost-and-Found-OCT-REDO-310439535 Koona]] the Somala Tribe (Anthro Raccon)
* [[http://evelyn-cross.deviantart.com/art/Lava-Dog-and-Sparkplug-Reference-298965060 Lava Dog (Tamaryn), Sparkplug]] and [[http://evelyn-cross.deviantart.com/art/Foxface-Reference-309811134 Foxface (Una)]] the Creatures and the Firefly/Lightning Bug
* [[http://astridtjejen.deviantart.com/art/Lawrence-Ref-301740238 Lawrence]] the Plant
* [[http://ashenjay.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Ref-Leazex-and-Tobi-309327112 Leazex and Toby]] the Banshee Wolf and the Wolf with "Tawny Coloring"
* [[http://whitelupine.deviantart.com/art/Lost-and-Found-entry-Leggie-293501262 Leggie (Ledge Gin)]] the Wingless Griffin
* [[http://falcon-kai.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Levi-Reference-308295169 Levi (Leviathaine)]] the Undead Creature
* [[http://jekal.deviantart.com/art/Levia-Reference-298478320 "Levia"]] the "Local Forest Animal"
* [[http://inuhoshi.deviantart.com/art/Lily-s-Reference-Sheet-298679030 Lily]] and [[http://inuhoshi.deviantart.com/art/Balthazar-s-Reference-Sheet-298679675 Balthazar]] the White Ermine and the Grey Wolf
* [[http://the-bleached-dalsuta.deviantart.com/art/Little-vicious-ref-314294816 Little Vicious]] the Dinosaur
* [[http://kaheaniehal.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Reference-Lola-299344203 Lola]] and [[http://kaheaniehal.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Reference-Myron-306438397 Myron]]the Dogmen
* [[http://interimnity.deviantart.com/art/EDITED-Lost-and-Found-Reference-Lomra-316793330 Lomra]] the Deer Creature
* [[http://tamway-doyle.deviantart.com/art/Farting-Rainbows-Lucerne-Reference-Pic-304460450 Lucerne and Matthew]] the Shiftcoat and the "Ambiguous Color-Changing" Butterfly
* [[http://tourneyfox.deviantart.com/art/Lucky-Ref-Sheet-LaF-312122018 Lucky]] the Electric Pug-Wolf
* [[http://randomlizzie.deviantart.com/art/Lupe-Lost-and-Found-Ref-309340125 Lupe]] the Grey Wolf/ German Shepard mix
* [[http://alcalius.deviantart.com/art/Laf-Ref-Mae-and-Tully-299516471 Mae and Tully]] the giraffe-cow-thing and Sundog
* [[http://shinkoryu14.deviantart.com/art/Mama-Reference-298472664 "Mama"]] the Pakpak
* [[http://maikeruthedude.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Maikeru-Character-Reference-319895558 Maikeru]] The Dramatic Heroic Mouse
* [[http://thelegendofeevee.deviantart.com/art/Marifalla-and-Koko-Reference-Sheets-309704973 Marifalla, Koko]] and [[http://thelegendofeevee.deviantart.com/art/Flior-Reference-Sheet-313179500 Flior]] the Courta Aurapurs and a Butterfly-like Heart
* [[http://atalae.deviantart.com/art/Melancholia-LaF-298563581 Melancholia]] the Shadow
* [[http://sparkywq.deviantart.com/art/Miralu-Reference-LaF-OCT-299024673 Miralu]] the Tikbalang
* [[http://runso.deviantart.com/art/LaF-ref-MOK-309829327 MOK]] the "Irish Troll Thing"
* [[http://corvusraven.deviantart.com/art/Motthew-ref-298414605 Motthew]] and [[http://corvusraven.deviantart.com/art/Lepi-Reference-298426456 Lepi]] the "Moth things"
* [[http://sand-crystal.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Mullan-Rivers-298473521 Mullan Rivers]] the Anthro German Shepherd
* [[http://amixture.deviantart.com/art/Murry-Reindeer-298546481 Murry Reindeer]] the "Magical Reindeer"
* [[http://monkeym0o.deviantart.com/art/Nelly-293911032 Nelly (Eleanor Fleming)]], [[http://monkeym0o.deviantart.com/art/Balloon-and-Mr-Fletcher-300632047 Ballon and Mr. Fletcher]] the Cat-Monkey, Scottish Terrier/Chesky Fousek mix and the Badger-Man
* [[http://sambhur.deviantart.com/art/Obsole-Reference-Laf-OCT-298672522 Obsole]] the Canine Creature
* [[http://alpharabbit.deviantart.com/art/Pakwa-Ref-299204843 Pakwa]] the Texas Rat Snake
* [[http://chesszide.deviantart.com/art/Palette-and-Tickor-Reference-L-A-F-313969815 Palette and Tickor]] the Cat-like Creature and the Pocketwatch Dragon
* [[http://desertdruid.deviantart.com/art/Pike-ref-299210952 Pike Talleray]] the Chimera
* [[http://berkelis.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Pillow-Chara-Sheet-298686865 Pillow]] the Raccoon Dog
* [[http://nuclearloop.deviantart.com/art/Pilot-reference-sheet-298459819 Pilot]] the Cat
* [[http://xdeadpuffx.deviantart.com/art/Pixie-and-Steve-Ref-299546023 Pixie and Steve]] the Anthro Caracal and the Ghostly Orb
* [[http://moongaze14.deviantart.com/art/Priestess-Karasu-Reference-Sheet-304356873 Priestess Karasu]] the Anthro Yatagarasu
* [[http://lalalala3.deviantart.com/art/Prime-Reference-Lost-and-Found-OCT-312803475 Prime]] the Anthro Rabbit/Snake Creature
* [[http://ink-wellington.deviantart.com/art/Professor-R-Reference-300079876 "Professor R"]] the Lachyrine
* [[http://orlint.deviantart.com/art/Rabol-Reference-2012-311398958 Rabol]] the Dragon/Dog Creature
* [[http://fantasydemonangel.deviantart.com/art/Reaper-ref-301796794 "Reaper" (Vance Mistral)]] the Doberman Demon
* [[http://diznits.deviantart.com/art/A-very-simple-reference-303344070 Reese]] the Polar Bear
* [[http://tigersaurusrex.deviantart.com/art/LaF-ref-Rhel-302417446 Rhelta and Paul]] the Regit and the Thought Thief
* [[http://xlunarsongx.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Rin-Reference-305411045 Rin (Tigris)]] the Creature
* [[http://pulchrafilia.deviantart.com/art/Roberts-Character-Profile-299008815 Roberts]] the Flying Monkey
* [[http://orlint.deviantart.com/art/Rouse-Reference-2012-298471349 Rouse]] the Creature
* [[http://squidni.deviantart.com/art/LaF-OCT-Entry-Salvatore-298496788 Salvatore]] the Anthro Spotted Hyena
* [[http://hinami.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Santiago-Reference-299328162 Santiago]] the Catoblepas
* [[http://ruckusrufus.deviantart.com/art/Sar-and-Umbra-299361040 Sar and Umbra]] the Tasmanian Devil and the White Siberian Tiger
* [[http://unknownnemesis98.deviantart.com/art/White-Fang-Scourge-Ref-Sheet-318451399 Scourge (White Fang)]] the Supernatural Wolf
* [[http://millajv.deviantart.com/art/Sergio-the-Wanderer-298813962 Sergio]] the "Weasel-Like" Creature
* [[http://pinepawsnightwolf.deviantart.com/art/Shade-Character-Sheet-304773607 Shade Rendesson]] the Russian Wolf
* [[http://ikky007.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-full-darkling-vn-299376210 Shadow]] the Timber Wolf
* [[http://mjthemushroom.deviantart.com/art/Sir-James-Crow-302494077 Sir James Crow and Pip Crow]] the Greater Crows
* [[http://undeadneon363.deviantart.com/art/Snow-ref-298884589 Snow]] the Wolf
* [[http://crazywolf1207.deviantart.com/art/Somebody-and-Gekal-Reff-300500067 Somebody and Gekal]] the Peccary-like Creature and the Common Genet-like Creature
* [[http://jedipiratemage.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Ref-Sorrel-312134199 Sorrel]] and [[http://jedipiratemage.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Ref-Pem-312138787 Pem]] the African Lion and the Fancy Rat
* [[http://alfafilly.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Spirit-Reference-298724985 Spirit]] and [[http://kalil969.deviantart.com/art/Otter-Ref-LaF-298723634 "Otter"]] the Wandering Spirit and the Sea Otter
* [[http://aileea.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Subir-302171726 Subir]] and [[http://aileea.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Eigani-302174461 Eigani]] the Ilip and the Jackalope X Elwetritsch Hybrid
* [[http://hucca.deviantart.com/art/Tayan-Vinda-Referenence-298408743 Tayan and Vinda]] the Whitetail Deer and the Pine Marten
* [[http://pachirisupaw.deviantart.com/art/LaF-Terotail-reference-300054031 Terotail]] the Experimental Black Footed Ferret
* [[http://postpojke.deviantart.com/art/LaF-ref-Thorell-Jr-309372104 Thorell Jr.]] the Anthro Axolotl
* [[http://lunaterasu.deviantart.com/art/Tojho-Reference-LAF-299128184 Tojho]] and [[http://lunaterasu.deviantart.com/art/Shengai-Reference-313307328 Shengai]] the "Spiritual" Foxes
* [[http://momentary-shift.deviantart.com/art/The-Old-River-s-End-LaF-OCT-Reference-312840639 TORE (The Old River's End]] and [[http://momentary-shift.deviantart.com/art/Cerul-and-Azu-LAF-OCT-Companions-310485197 Cerul and Azu]] the Giant Centipede and the Companion Wasp or Jewel Wasp
* [[http://hm-dragon-dreamer.deviantart.com/art/Vincent-Character-Reference-For-Tournament-312112883 Vincent]] the Gray Wolf
* [[http://merceriv.deviantart.com/art/Enter-Void-302049861 Void]] and [[http://l4dviper.deviantart.com/art/Jade-the-serpent-godess-303035088 Jade]] the Shadow Walker and the Shadow Serpent
* [[http://snowthewolf.deviantart.com/art/Wick-Reference-294488265 Wick]] the Creature
* [[http://teh-aguara.deviantart.com/art/LaF-OCT-Yucca-and-Capuli-ref-299524579 Yucca and Capuli]] the Cuban Solenodon and the Bee Hummingbird
* [[http://chocobo591.deviantart.com/art/Are-you-going-to-the-hotel-too-Zahir-308656791 Zahir]] the "Reptile Thing"
* [[http://chilun.deviantart.com/art/Zuri-and-Xolani-Reference-298479793 Zuri and Xolani]] the Tree Pangolin

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